2 Chronicles 11:2

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1 Now ^awhen Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled from the house of Judah and Benjamin one hundred and eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

2 But the word of the Lord came ^ato Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

3 “Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

4 ‘Thus says the Lord: “You shall not go up or fight against your brethren! Let every man return to his house, for this thing is from Me.” ’ ” Therefore they obeyed the words of the Lord, and turned back from attacking Jeroboam.

Rehoboam Fortifies the Cities

5 So Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.

6 And he built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

Verse Comparison: 2 Chronicles 11:2

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American Standard Version
But the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Amplified® Bible
But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Contemporary English Version
Meanwhile, the LORD had told Shemaiah the prophet

Darby English Version
But the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Good News Bible
But the LORD told the prophet Shemaiah

King James Version
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

New American Standard Bible
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

New International Version
But this word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God:

New King James Version
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Revised Standard Version
But the word of the LORD came to Shemai'ah the man of God:

Young's Literal Translation
And a word of Jehovah is unto Shemaiah, a man of God, saying,

New English Translation
But the Lord told Shemaiah the prophet,¹

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